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Jean Reno (born Don Juan Moreno y Jederique
Jimenez, July 30, 1948 in Casablanca, Morocco) is
a France|French actor.

Born to Andalusian parents, who moved to North
Africa to escape the fascism of Francisco
Franco|Francisco "El Caudillo" Franco, he moved to
France at age 17. His career started in French
movies, where he appeared in many of Luc Besson's
films, two of which  brought huge success for him
as well: The Big Blue (1988) and Léon (1994). He
played in the American movies French Kiss (1995)
with Meg Ryan and Kevin Kline, Mission: Impossible
(movie)| Mission: Impossible (1996) with Tom
Cruise, Ronin (movie)|Ronin (1998) with Robert De
Niro, while not neglecting French productions
either—e.g., The Visitors (1993) and The
Crimson Rivers (2000).

He was married twice and has four children, two
from each marriage. His first wife was Geneviève,
with whom he had a daughter, Sandra (born in
1978), and a son, Mickael (born in 1980). His
second wife was Nathalie Dyszkiewicz, with whom he
had a son, Tom (born 1996), and a daughter, Serena
(born 1998). He maintains homes in Paris and in
Los Angeles.

Reno was also involved in the production of the
second sequel of the popular PlayStation 2 series
Onimusha (Onimusha 3: Demon Siege), having his
likeness created into the protagonist Jacques
Blanc as well as providing the voice for the
character.

==Filmography, as actor, includes==
* Flushed Away (2006)
* The Da Vinci Code (movie)|The Da Vinci Code
(2006)
* The Pink Panther (2005)
* Hotel Rwanda (2004)
* Tais-toi! (2003)
* Jet Lag (2003)
* Rollerball (2002 movie)|Rollerball (2002)
* Wasabi (movie)|Wasabi (2001)
* Ronin (movie)|Ronin (1998) 
* Godzilla (1998)|Godzilla (1998)
* Mission: Impossible (movie)|Mission: Impossible
(1996)
* French Kiss (1995)
* Léon (1994)
* Les Visiteurs (1993)
* Nikita (1990)
* The Big Blue|Le Grand Bleu (1988, The Big Blue)

== External link ==
*imdb_name|id=0000606|name=Jean Reno
*http://www.westlord.com/jeanreno/eng-home.html
Jean Reno Website at WestLord